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Shelley Long, Barry Bostwick, Nathan Lawrence, Nancy McLoughlin, Michael E. Knight ... see more see more... , Bruce Kirby , Richard K. Olsen , Janell McLeod , Keith Flippen , Rebecca Koon , Troy Simmons , Wells Struble , Ralph Wilcox , Lorri Lindberg , Margo Moorer , Robert D. Raiford , Lydia Harris , Shane McLoughlin

The bane of the existence of city attorney Elizabeth Gates (Shelley Long) is the jovial, widowed former barber (Bruce Kirby) who has chosen to be a year-round Santa Claus, transforming his house into ... read more read more...a permanent "North Pole" village and giving away free presents to needy children. Unfortunately, "Santa" is operating out of a residential zone, and thus is technically running an illegal commercial business. Elizabeth's problem is to evict the would-be Kris Kringle without endangering her mayoral campaign -- and to hide from her impressionable son Tommy (Nathan Lawrence) the real reason behind her dislike for "Santa." Meanwhile, a cynical big-city reporter (Barry Bostwick) follows the case with interest (his interest is mainly in Elizabeth, of course), and a local land developer goes into "Scrooge" mode as he schemes to tear down a landmark train station. Based on an actual 1989 court case, A Different Kind of Christmas was made for cable, airing originally over the Lifetime network on December 9, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Directed by: Tom McLoughlin

Release Date: December 6, 1996

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DVD Release Date: May 1, 2003

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  • trisarahtops22
    November 23, 2010
    trisarahtops22
    Not really Christmas-y enough for me. It was more like an after-school special for tweens.

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